Walmart to acquire smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion from ABC
Walmart is buying the smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion as it attempts to expand its rapidly growing advertising business to compete with AmazonRead More
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Netanyahu travels to Washington to address member of Congress from NPR Greg Myre
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C., this week to address a joint meeting of Congress. He may also meet with President Biden. Read More
Several arrested after woman dies in ‘suicide pod’ from the BBC
Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the first time.Read More
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers from NPR Nina Totenberg
The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022 when the high court broke sharply with the way gun laws had previously been handled by the court. Read More
Netanyahu to deliver his 4th address to members of Congress from NPR Jackie Northam
Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to members of Congress on Wednesday. His words will be watched closely by family members of hostages and by a delegation of soldiers who have fought in Gaza since Oct. 7. Read More
Colombia to send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure from ABC
Colombia’s government has announced an underwater exploration more than 600 meters deep to investigate and try to raise objects from the mythical galleon San José, sunk in the 18th century in the country’s northern Caribbean and believed to contain car…Read More
The world’s population is projected to peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s, U.N. says from NPR Ayana Archie
Additionally, the global life expectancy is beginning to climb again post-COVID pandemic, and is now 73.3 years of age. It is anticipated to climb to 77.4 years in 2054. (Image credit: John Minchillo) Read More
A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth’s size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say from ABC
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar systemRead More
GOP candidate for NC schools chief has spread conspiracy theories, ‘groomer’ rhetoric from NPR Liz Schlemmer
Michele Morrow has a track record of falsehoods – for example, saying Islam is a cult and that the plus in LGTBTQ+ stands for pedophilia. (Image credit: Liz Schlemmer) Read More
Billionaire Frank McCourt says he’s putting together a consortium to buy TikTok from ABC
Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt says he’s putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok’s U.S. businessRead More